Navi Mumbai: Polluted creek water entering DPS Flamingo Lake during high tide emerged as another major threat to one of Navi Mumbai’s key wetlands, part of the Ramsar-listed Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary ecosystem, recent studies showed. The latest water sample from the tidal inflow channel revealed high levels of contamination, raising concerns over the sharp…
Bengaluru: City residents are unlikely to get immediate relief from restaurant price hikes despite the restoration of commercial LPG supply to pre-Iran war levels. Hoteliers say they are in no position to roll back menu prices as commercial gas continues to remain expensive, even though supply has normalised.Restaurants across Bengaluru raised menu prices over the…
Chennai/Trichy:DMK chief MK Stalin is facing growing pressure from the party leaders to contest the upcoming Trichy East by-poll to enable his return to the Tamil Nadu assembly.Stalin has indicated that such a proposal was under consideration, though the party has not finalised the plan. “No decision has been taken in this regard. Will let…
Deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, minister Ponnam Prabhakar during the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking organised by the Telangana Eagle Dorce, at Shilpakala Vedika Hyderabad: “With a catchphrase YOLO (You Only Live Once), there are people who try to influence you into trying drugs at least once. Beware of such people and outright…
Gurgaon: In a region where highways routinely choke under the weight of thousands of vehicles and air pollution remains among the country’s worst, NCR Planning Board has proposed three orbital rail corridors looping around Delhi to divert traffic away from the capital, cut travel time and reduce dependence on road transport.Officials said NCRPB is working…
Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
Ghaziabad: A special Pocso court on Saturday sentenced a Sahibabad man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of his own daughter in 2024.Additional sessions judge Vinod Kumar-VI held the man guilty under Section 376AB of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the…
Ponda: A calf was mauled and another severely injured at Dhavali in Ponda allegedly by a leopard during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.Locals claim the leopard attacked the calves in the cattle shed of Pundalik Naik from Khalchawada, Dhavali.They said they were suspecting the movements of leopards in the area, especially during nights…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to ensure prompt resolution of every public grievance, saying there should be no negligence in handling complaints with sensitivity and ensuring their satisfactory redressal.During his visit to Gorakhpur, Yogi met people and heard their grievances at the Janata Darshan held at Gorakhnath Temple. Assuring people of…
Ahmedabad: The mock round for degree and diploma pharmacy courses concluded with the allotment of 6,784 out of 8,637 available seats. A total of 9,464 students participated in this trial phase to understand the process before the actual round begins.The admission committee drew up a merit list of 13,488 students based on GujCET scores. Since…
